Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in juvenile cases in Lauderdale County, a monthly supervision fee of not more than forty dollars ($40) may be assessed in juvenile court cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court clerk and deposited into the Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(b) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the fees described in subsection (a). The fees shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Lauderdale County.

(c) Any funds appropriated from the fund shall be expended solely for juvenile programs, for subsistence for the juvenile court staff in Lauderdale County, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Lauderdale County. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Lauderdale County Juvenile Court Judge.

(Act 2001-567, p. 1143, §§1-3.)